- Delaying the launch of Outward 2 - 16 June 2026
Hi everyone,I know that this might seem sudden as not that long ago we released a trailer inviting people to explore Aurai during summer, but the truth is that if we just stick to the plan stubbornly, we’re delivering a product that might not satisfy your expectations. The last thing we want to do is disappoint fans of Outward and there has been a lot of comments stating that they wish for the game to spend more time in development before the launch. The point of a Beta is to listen to feedback, and so we will.Dropping this news is especially painful knowing that some of our most dedicated players actually planned their summer break around the release date. It sucks for you and I personally apologize to everyone affected this way. However, it would be even worse if you ended up playing something over your vacation that you were not even happy with.It’s hard to gauge what is the appropri…
- 5 tips to play Outward 2 Beta! AG French Direct Trailer - 27 May 2026
Watch our new trailer from the AG French Direct showcase!Tip #1 — CHECK YOUR VITALS! Outward is a game that simulates the life of an ordinary adventurer in a very hostile world. You need to take care of your basic needs. — Eating well, staying hydrated, and getting enough sleep is the foundation of survival! You can also boost your strength further by drinking potions or coating your weapons with the right varnish, fire, electricity or good old poison.Tip #2 — DROP YOUR BAG! In Outward, your backpack is your best friend. In combat, it can quickly turn into your worst enemy . When a fight breaks out, drop your backpack so you can roll and better preserve your stamina . See what happens when I keep it on?Tip #3 — Keep your pockets full! Since you'll be fighting without your bag, make sure you have everything you need in your pockets. Health and stamina potions, bandages, bullets for your…
- Outward 2 Beta starts now - 26 May 2026
Hello adventurers!Outward 2 Closed Beta is now live!Please find all the information related to the closed beta below in the FAQ.You can leave your feedback on Discord or by filling this survey.#ExploreAurai: Get a chance to win an early Key for Outward 2! The Outward 2 Beta is underway. Now we want to see your best moments across Aurai. (Incredible adventures, discoveries, victories or questionable decisions!)Starting today until June 22nd, we’re launching the #ExploreAurai Community Contest!To participate:Follow our Nine Dots account on the platform you want to post Nine Dots TikTok Nine Dots Youtube Nine Dots instagram Our Discord in the #screenshot-and-art channel Post your best screenshot or video from the Beta using#ExploreAurai, Tag a friend you’d bring along on the adventure and tag us too!Our selected winners will receive two early access keys for Outward 2 — one for you and one…
- Huge news! Closed beta & Release date - 19 May 2026
Mark your calendar: WE’RE RELEASING ON JULY 7THThanks to potato mode, Outward 2 can run on your old machines!Discover our upcoming PC specs in this smashing trailer. Outward 2 can be enjoyed from a battle station to an air fryer. Take a look at the trailer for more information:All resolutions in the requirements graphic use quality upscalingCLOSED BETA STARTING IN A WEEK! The Closed Beta will run from Tuesday, May 26th at 4PM EST to Monday June 8th 1 PM EST!If you had access to the January playtest, you will automatically get access to this version of the game as well. You will only need to update the game before you can launch it. If you are not registered yet and would like to get your hands on the closed beta, please register here:https://www.ninedotsstudio.com/playtest-registration/ ːsteamthisːːsteamthisːːsteamthisːYou can also register on Steam to get access although we will send t…
- Playtest Livestream with Guillaume - 26 January 2026
Hello adventurers!Today is the last day registrations will be opened for this playtest. Head over to the Outward 2 Steam page to register to playtest if you haven’t already! You can also register on our website. Access will however come quicker from the website registrations, on January 27th. Access from the Steam registrations will be sent on January 28th. If selected from a Steam registration, you’ll be able to use a new feature that allows players to invite friends to the playtest directly from Steam. These friends will then also be able to invite their friends, and so on. That’s pretty cool, right? When invited, a player receives a notification letting them know they have been invited by a friend to join the playtest. There's more! Join Guillaume live on Twitch tomorrow, January 27th at 2PM EST to chat about everything Outward and watch his playtest gameplay. Come show your support…
- Discover the Playtest content in our upcoming Livestream - 4 December 2025
Tune in this December 8th at 2PM Eastern Time on Twitch to discover the upcoming playtest content. Guillaume Boucher-Vidal, our CEO and Creative Director, will be with you to present the content and answer all your questions. You might want to tune in to get a chance for a playtest access! Matthieu
- The first playtest starts next week! - 2 December 2025
Hello Adventurers, This is a small first look at Outward 2, before our larger playtest that will take place in Early 2026. Thank you to everyone who registered, we love your enthusiasm! To be fully transparent, because this is a first and highly experimental phase, we will only be inviting a limited portion of players that registered on our website. You can still register now and have a chance to get access next week! Register here: https://ninedotsstudio.com/playtest-registration/The goal is to stress-test our online infrastructure and take it to the limit. It is expected that the version of Outward 2 you will be testing will contain bugs. This version of the game used for the playtest will be rough. Things will be breaking left and right. There are lots of potential issues, mainly with the online co-op and that’s exactly why we need you! The feedback you can provide on the game in its…
- Patch Notes - 28 October 2025
Hey there adventurers! A patch will be pushed today for all PC versions of Outward. The patch will simply fix Unity's vulnerability issue that affected many games developed on the engine. Affected versions: default (only Defed) default-mono (both Outward and Defed)Fix-Fix Unity vulnerability CVE-2025-59489.
- Outward 2 is coming Summer 2026! In the meantime, register for the playtest. - 28 September 2025
Outward 2 is coming Summer 2026 and we’re looking for playtesters. You can register now to the playtest on Steam or on our website to get access earlier. Register here. We’re having a Livestream on October 2nd (2PM EST / 8pm CET / 11 AM PT) to show you more about our games and answer your questions. Follow us on Twitch to get notified when we start Watch Outward 2 latest trailer Some history about Wendigos… In the new trailer, we put forward a terrifying creature called a Wendigo.The creature has been roaming the coldest part of Aurai since the first game and it was directly inspired by the North American First Nations’ spiritual traditions. Nine Dots is a studio from Quebec, surrounded by the green and beautiful boreal forest. The Wendigo is a creature we know well and feels close to us. It was natural for us to adopt the Wendigo as part of our Outward’s bestiary and link the legend to…
- Ask your questions about Outward 2 and discover the character creator. - 25 September 2025
Tune in this October 2nd at 2PM Eastern Time on Twitch for the third exciting edition of our Backstage Livestream. Guillaume Boucher-Vidal, our CEO and Creative Director, will be with us once again to answer your questions about Outward 2 and show you some exclusive gameplay. Don’t forget to mark your calendars for the Outward 2 reveal during the Tokyo Game Show on September 28th at 12pm EST / / PM CET / 9 AM PT. We will be live on Twitch to watch the show live with you! ‘Real, Raw and Honest’ is our Backstage Livestream’s motto and this is what you will get. Remember: Some stuff that will be shown during the livestream may still be in development.That’s part of the fun, sharing our process with you guys. We hope you will take part and come chat with us. Bianca
- New trailer coming on September 28th - 24 September 2025
We’re very happy to reveal our new Artwork and screenshots for Outward 2. You can find the video reveal here.The Steam store page just got a makeover. Head over to the Outward 2 Steam page to see the page's fresh look and show your support by adding the game to your wishlist.Outward 2 will be part of the PC Gaming show during the Tokyo Game Show on September 28th, 12PM EST. Tune in to discover the new Outward 2 trailer during the event or watch it with us live on our Twitch channel. We are now opening registrations for our upcoming playtest. You can now register on Steam or on our website to get access to the playtest even earlier. Register here. Huge thanks to Tomas Duchek, the amazing artist that made the artwork. You can find him on Instagram.Bianca
- Launching Nine Dots Supporter Bundle - 15 July 2025
Hi everyone!Today, Lost in Prayer launches in Early Access, and we are taking this opportunity to create a bundle for those who wish to support Nine Dots by collecting all of our games!Since we know that GoD Factory’s value is diminished by the fact that there aren’t many players on our servers, we will revise its price by cutting it by half to just 10$ USD in two weeks on July 29th. Meanwhile we're creating a 80% discount for the occasion!Know that by buying our games, your patronage not only allows us to keep doing our best work on Outward 2 and on Lost in Prayer, but also help us support other small studios like Ever Curious by publishing their project Witherbloom.It might not be obvious at first sight, but all of Nine Dots games are connected by sharing important design pillars. If you like one of our games, you probably have reasons to like the rest as well.If you keep supporting u…
- Outward 2 livestream - Discover how we create a skill tree on May 22nd and more - 14 May 2025
Tune in on Twitch on May 22nd for our 2nd Nine Dots Backstage where we open the curtains on what’s happening at Nine Dots Studio. In this livestream Guillaume Boucher-Vidal, Outward’s creative director and Nine Dots Studio’s CEO, will tell you more about his creative process when creating skill trees. We’ll also share behind the scene content for Outward 2. Follow us on Twitch to get notified In case you missed the first edition of the backstage. Learn more about the backstage content here. Mandatory disclaimer What you will see might not make it into the final game Matthieu
- Save 88% on Outward: Definitive Edition during Steam Summer Sale - 27 June 2024
Hello Adventurers! It's summer, it's hot, and the discount you can get Outward at during this year's Steam Summer Sale from June 27 to July 11 is just as hot. Aurai is waiting for you, hot, exciting and captivating. And the best thing is that our co-op mode makes it possible for you to experience a lot of the game with a friend. So tell your friends too, because with a friend and a cold drink Aurai is a cool experience during summer too! Outward Definitive Edition: 88% Outward - The Soroboreans: 85% Outward: The Three Brothers: 85% Outward Soundtrack: 85% https://store.steampowered.com/app/794260 If you are interested in seeing which other titles from PLAION are participating, check out their sales page here: To get the latest news on all things Outward, follow us on Twitter, Instagram or join the official Outward Discord Channel
- New Patch - 7 June 2024
Hey there, adventurers! We're thrilled to bring you an exciting new update for Outward: Definitive Edition! This latest patch is packed with improvements, enhancements, and bug fixes to ensure your journey is smoother and more enjoyable than ever before. Dive into the full patch notes below to discover all the changes and upgrades we've implemented. Here is the full patch notes: Changes: Added an Invert Camera X axis option. Iron wristband can now be purchased from Cierzo's Blacksmith. Shield Charge can now be performed while being sheathed. Using Flamethrower with a Virgin Lantern enchanted with Copper Flame enchantment now inflict Extreme Poison instead of regular poison. Poltergeist enchantment now converts 50% of the Physical Damage to Raw Damage and repairs 0.5 durability per second. Desert Khopesh can now receive the "War Memento" and "Rainbow Hex" enchantments. Removed mana cost…
- Save up to 85% on Outward! - 14 March 2024
Hello Adventurers! Winter is over, spring is here and with it a new chance to grab Outward at an incredible discount of up to 85% during the Spring Sale from March 14, 2024 - March 21, 2024! Don't miss out on the chance to explore the thrills and excitement of Aurai - and since our co-op mode makes it possible, it's best to do it with a friend. Make sure you let your friends know so that you can face the challenges and explore the secrets together! Outward Definitive Edition: 85% Outward - The Soroboreans: 72% Outward: The Three Brothers: 70% Outward Soundtrack: 85% https://store.steampowered.com/app/794260 If you are interested in seeing which other titles from our publisher Prime Matter are also on the Steam Spring Sale list, check out their sales page here: To get the latest news on all things Outward, follow us on Twitter, Instagram or join the official Outward Discord Channel
- Save 85% on Outward! - 25 January 2024
Hello Adventurers! Who would have thought it, but this winter is stepping it up a notch! The Winter Sale already came with an ice cold discount, but the current Publisher Sale, which runs from today until February 1st, is going even bigger! During this time you can adventure in Aurai at a whopping 85% off, so make sure you don't miss out! And in case you didn't know: Exploring an exciting world, discovering secrets and completing challenges is even more fun with a friend! The co-op mode makes this possible, so make sure to take a friend along for the ride! Outward Definitive Edition: 85% Outward - The Soroboreans: 85% Outward: The Three Brothers: 85% Outward Soundtrack: 85% https://store.steampowered.com/app/794260 If you are interested in seeing which other titles PLAION has also on hits Publisher Sale list, check it out here: To get the latest news on all things Outward, follow us on…
- Save 80% on Outward! - 21 December 2023
Hello Adventurers! You missed the autumn storm with its great Autumn Sale? No worries, the icy winter wind brings you even cooler discounts! From today until January 04th, 2024 you can get Outward during the Steam Winter Sale at a fantastic 80% discount! Aurai is fascinating and exciting at any time of year, especially when you go on a journey together with a friend - and the co-op mode makes exactly that possible! So let your friends know that they can travel Aurai with all its challenges, secrets and dangers at such a great discount! Outward Definitive Edition: 80% Outward - The Soroboreans: 80% Outward: The Three Brothers: 80% Outward Soundtrack: 80% https://store.steampowered.com/app/794260 If you are interested in seeing which other titles from our publisher Prime Matter are also on the Steam Winter Sale list, check out their sales page here: To get the latest news on all things Ou…
- Save 75% on Outward! - 21 November 2023
Hello Adventurers! After the hot summer, the heat settles while the winds start to blow. Autumn is here and so is Steam Autumn Sale and with it you can grab Outward: Definitive Edition at a fresh discount of 75% off! The sale lasts from today until November 28th, so make sure to embark on an exciting journey and explore everything Aurai has to offer, including all the challenges and dangers! Exploring and facing dangers and challenges is best when you don't have to do it alone. The coop mode ensures that you don't have to. So let your friends know that they shouldn't miss out on this opportunity, too! Outward Definitive Edition: 75% Outward - The Soroboreans: 80% Outward: The Three Brothers: 80% Outward Soundtrack: 70% https://store.steampowered.com/app/794260 If you are interested in seeing which other titles from our publisher Prime Matter are participating, check out their sales page…
- Get a Pearl Bird Plushie from Aurai! - 7 November 2023
Adventurers of Aurai, We're excited to announce that we're bringing a piece of Aurai into the real world with our limited-edition Pearl Bird plushie from Makeship! As one of the community's favorite characters from Outward, we jumped at the opportunity to bring this beloved character to life. 🕊️ Get your own Pearl Bird here! (click) Make sure to get yours today! They are only available for the next two weeks, then any unsold pearl birds have to go back to Aurai. To get the latest news on all things Outward, follow us on Twitter, Instagram or join the official Outward Discord Channel
